Exo-CBX

Exo-CBX (Korean: 엑소-첸백시; RR: Exo-Chen-Baek-Xi) is the first sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, consists of three members: Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen. They debuted on October 31, 2016 with the extended play (EP) Hey Mama!.

Exo-CBX
Exo-CBX at a Press Conference in 2018 From left to right: Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin
Background information
Also known as	ChenBaekXi CBX
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop R&B dance-pop^[1]
Years active	2016 (2016)–present
Labels	SM Avex Trax INB100^[A]
Spinoff of	Exo
Members	Xiumin Baekhyun Chen

History

2016: Formation, debut with Hey Mama!

 

Exo-CBX at Busan One Asia Festival on October 23, 2016

On July 29, 2016, Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin appeared in a video titled "Reservoir Idols" during Exo's concert tour Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium. They then released an original soundtrack titled "For You" for the SBS television drama series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo on August 23, 2016. As a result, it was speculated that they would form Exo's first sub-unit. This was confirmed by SM Entertainment on October 5.^[2] On October 23, they performed "For You" for the first time as a unit at the 2016 Busan One Asia Festival.^[3] On October 24, the unit's name was announced to be Exo-CBX (shortened from ChenBaekXi), after the first letter of the members' stage names.^[4]

On October 31, Exo-CBX released their debut extended play Hey Mama!, which contains five tracks with a variety of genres including electronic dance, R&B ballad and retro pop,^[5] along with the music video for the title track.^[6] The group made their debut performance on M Countdown on November 3.^[7] On November 6, the "Reservoir Idols" video was officially released as a music video for "The One", one of the tracks from the album. Hey Mama! topped the Billboard World Albums chart^[4][8] and South Korean's Gaon album chart. Later in November, Exo-CBX recorded a remake of the original soundtrack "Crush U" for the game Blade & Soul. They performed the song on November 18 at the N-Pop Showcase concert, part of the 2016 Blade & Soul world championship tournament.^[9] On December 25, "Crush U" music video was released.^[10]

2017–2019: Debut in Japan tour, Blooming Days and Magic

On May 10, through EXO's official Japanese Twitter account, SM announced that the sub-unit was going to have a Japanese debut during late May. They released their debut Japanese mini album, Girls, on May 24.

In January 2018, via an online program on LINE, they announced that they have prepared for their first Japan arena tour called "Magical Circus" in May and June.^[11] The tour had eight shows with four cities in Japan, including: Yokohama, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Osaka.^[11][12] On April 10, the group released their second Korean mini album Blooming Days.^[13] CBX's first Japanese studio album, Magic, was released on May 9.^[14][15]

In February 2019, it was announced that the group would have Special Edition concerts of their Japanese tour "Magical Circus" in April.^[16][17]

2023–present: Contract disputes and new label

On June 1, 2023, it was announced that Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin were in the process of terminating their contracts with SM, and had filed a joint lawsuit against the company in regards to transparency of earnings.^[18] On June 19, it was announced by SM that the contract dispute had been resolved, and the trio would be staying with the company moving forward.^[19]

On January 8, 2024, it was announced that the subunit's future activities and the members' solo activities would be managed by INB100, an independent label established by Baekhyun in June 2022,^[20] while their group activities still remains under SM Entertainment.^[21][22][23]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		JPN Hot ^[24]	JPN Oricon ^[25]
Magic	Release date: May 9, 2018 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	3	1	JPN: 64,417+ (Phy.)^[26] JPN: 1,331+ (Dig.)^[27]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales

Title	Details	Peak chart positions						Sales	Certifications^[B]
		KOR ^[28]	FRA Dig. ^[29]	JPN Hot ^[30]	JPN Oricon ^[31]	UK Down. ^[32]	US World ^[33]
Hey Mama!	Released: October 31, 2016 (KOR) Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	—	15	14	—	1	KOR: 303,389^[34] JPN: 11,445^[35] US: 2,000^[36]	—
Girls	Released: May 24, 2017 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Format: CD, digital download	—	—	2	2	—	—	JPN: 71,933^[37]	—
Blooming Days	Released: April 10, 2018 (KOR) Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	63	20	10	74	2	KOR: 363,567^[38] CHN: 107,012^[39] JPN: 13,513^[40]	KMCA: Platinum^[41]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Sales	Album
		KOR ^[42]	KOR Hot ^[43]	JPN Hot ^[44]	US World ^[45]
"Hey Mama!"	2016	4	—	—	7	KOR: 285,728^[46]	Hey Mama!
"Ka-Ching!"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	Girls and Magic
"Blooming Day" (花요일)	2018	20	2	—	8		Blooming Days
"Horololo"		—	—	100	—		Magic
"Paper Cuts"	2019	—	—	47	—	JPN: 1,122^[47]	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Notes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced on May 29, 2017. Alibaba music chart discontinued in November 2017.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Sales	Album	Notes
"Crush U"	2016	KOR: 20,936^[48]	Blade & Soul OST
"Beautiful World" (아름다운 강산)	2018	—	KONA Electric X EXO-CBX	Collaboration with Hyundai

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and sales

Title	Year	Peak chart position		Sales	Album
		KOR Gaon ^[49]	KOR Billboard ^[50]
Korean
"The One"	2016	22	—	KOR: 91,926^[51]	Hey Mama!
"Rhythm After Summer"		28		KOR: 69,690^[52]
"Juliet"		27		KOR: 71,044^[52]
"Cherish"		25		KOR: 90,891^[51]
"Playdate"	2018	83	3	—	Blooming Days
"Sweet Dreams! " (내일 만나)		87	4
"Monday Blues"		91	5
"Vroom Vroom"		93	6
"Thursday"		96	7
"Lazy" (휴일)		100	8
Japanese
"Diamond Crystal"	2017	—	—	—	Girls
"Miss You"		—
"King and Queen"		—
"Girl Problems"		—
"Tornado Spiral"		—
"Hey Mama! "		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. Notes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced on May 29, 2017. Alibaba music chart discontinued in November 2017.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR ^[53]
"For You" (너를 위해)	2016	—	[달의 연인 - 보보경심 려 OST Part 1] 첸, 백현, 시우민 (EXO) - 너를 위해 MV^[54]
"It's Running Time"	2017	—	Running Man Animation OST
"Cry"		—	Final Life: Even if You Disappear Tomorrow OST Magic
"Someone Like You"	2018	88	Live OST
"Be My Love"	2019	117	Love Playlist Season 4 OST
"—" denotes that the release didn't chart in that region. Note: Alibaba music chart discontinued in November 2017.

Filmography

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
Korean
"Hey Mama!"	2016	Un­known
"The One"		Kwon Soonwook^[citation needed]
"Crush U"		Un­known
"It's Running Time! "	2017	Un­known
"花요일 (Blooming Day)"	2018	VM Project Architecture^[citation needed]
"Beautiful World" (아름다운 강산)		Un­known
Japanese
"Ka-Ching!"	2017	Ninomiya "NINO" Daisuke^[citation needed]
"Horololo"	2018	Jinsoo Chung^[citation needed]

DVDs

Title	Album details	Peak chart position		Sales
		JPN
		DVD ^[55]	Blu-ray ^[55]
Exo-CBX "Magical Circus" Tour 2018	Released: September 26, 2018 Languages: Japanese Label: SM Entertainment	3	3	JPN: 21,292^[56]
Exo-CBX "Magical Circus" 2019 -Special Edition-	Released: August 21, 2019 Languages: Japanese Label: SM Entertainment	4	6	—

Tours

• Magical Circus (2018)
• Magical Circus – Special Edition (2019)

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2019	Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter	Blooming Days	Nominated	^[57]
		Song of the Year – April	"Blooming Day"	Nominated
Golden Disc Awards	2019	Disc Bonsang	Blooming Days	Nominated	^[58]
		Disc Daesang		Nominated
		Popularity Award	Exo-CBX	Nominated
		NetEase Most Popular K-pop Star		Nominated
Melon Music Awards	2018	Best Dance Male		Nominated	^[59]
Mnet Asian Music Awards	2017	Best Asian Style in Japan		Won	^[60]
	2018	Best Unit		Nominated	^[61]
		Song of the Year	"Blooming Day"	Nominated
		Mwave Global Fans Choice	Exo-CBX	Nominated
Soribada Best K-Music Awards	2018	Bonsang Award		Nominated	^[62]
		Popularity Award (Male)		Nominated
		Global Fandom Award		Nominated

Notes

1. Official English name of I&B100.
2. In April 2018, Gaon Chart introduced music recording certifications for albums, downloads and streamings.

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